Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

[Ashutosh]

@Pckts, Waghdoh lived till 19. In human terms, that is close to 100 years! A person that old has lost considerable amount of height and width. In fact, after age 70 in humans, that rate of loss accelerates by upto a factor of 3. 

I don’t know how specifically big cats age and at what rate do their height and width shrink (of course varies upon individuals), but surely there is some loss there too. And, in case of Waghdoh that loss would be more pronounced considering how long he lived. 

And, compare the chest girth of Prime Waghdoh to the one near the end, the difference is quite stark. He was renowned for his thickness. That’s where the baseless claims about him being the biggest tiger came from. Just for reference sake, look at his son Shiva, who himself at 12 years old is really thick. Shiva looks a bit longer and taller than his father, but, Waghdoh in his prime was definitely heftier of the two.

@GuateGojira, he was 19 years old when he died not 13-15. He was one of the oldest surviving tigers that we knew about and unlike Machli, he wasn’t propped up artificially with live bait. Reply